Women of Ubisoft – Lesley Phord-Toy

Things at Ubisoft Toronto would be quite different without Lesley Phord-Toy. As the fifth employee of a studio of more than 700 people today, Phord-Toy was hired as a producer when the studio opened in 2010. Since then, she has worked on multiple games, including Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist, Assassin’s Creed Unity, and Watch Dogs 2.

“To succeed as a leader, you have to come up with creative ways to connect with people in order to motivate them. You need to be aware of how to empathize with individuals and relate to them in a meaningful way.”